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Jun 17, 2022
When forces larger than us try to break our spirit, we can respond as forcefully and effectively with joy as we can with anger, defiance, and protest.
When forces larger than us try to break our spirit, we can respond as forcefully and effectively with joy as we can with anger, defiance, and protest.
Jun 16, 2022
Honor and Support Juneteenth 2022
Racial Justice
We honor and celebrate the day all people living in the United States, including formerly enslaved Black people, were officially granted freedom.
We honor and celebrate the day all people living in the United States, including formerly enslaved Black people, were officially granted freedom.
Jun 9, 2022
Supreme Court opinion expanding legal immunity for law enforcement urges action from the Oregon legislature
In Egbert v. Boule, the Supreme Court again expanded legal immunity for federal agents who violate constitutional rights. It held that federal agents can’t be sued for violating the First Amendment by...
In Egbert v. Boule, the Supreme Court again expanded legal immunity for federal agents who violate constitutional rights. It held that federal agents can’t be sued for violating the First Amendment by...
Jun 9, 2022
How ICE Sidesteps the Law to Find and Deport People
A new report documents data sharing between local jails and LexisNexis, enabling deportation to continue even in sanctuary cities and states.
A new report documents data sharing between local jails and LexisNexis, enabling deportation to continue even in sanctuary cities and states.
May 31, 2022
From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.
May 17, 2022
Impending Threat of Abortion Criminalization Brings New Urgency to the Fight for Digital Privacy
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.
As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.